1. EURAXIND and TOP3 Employer Workshop
Skills Demand in the Era of the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Industry 4.0
The Hague –
EURAXIND and TOP3 Employer Workshop

2. The Forth Industrial Revolution
Overview and Skills

3. We are in a good company
Finland, Switzerland, Sweden, Israel, The Netherlands, Singapore, and the United States are leading the world when it comes to generating economic impact from investments in ICT
The world economic forum’s global information technology report,

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A small group of giant companies—some old, some new—are once again dominating the global economy, says Adrian Wooldridge. Is that a good or a bad thing?

5. The Fourth Industrial Revolution

6. The Fourth Industrial Revolution
What we are talking about?

7. The fourth industrial revolution- World Economic Forum

8. Four Industrial Revolutions Have Transformed the Global Production System
Source: Accenture 3

9. Cyber physical systems
combine communications, IT, data and physical and biological elements integrating a number of core technologies:
Sensor networks (receptors)
Intelligent real-time processing and event management (CPUs)
Embedded Software for logic
Deep learning
Big Data and Data Provisioning
Advanced Robotics
3D/4D Printing

10. How will jobs be effected?

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12. Source: Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum
Change of the skills
Source: Future of Jobs, World Economic Forum

13. Who is going to produce those talents that the changing labor market needs them?
Can we train talents for not yet exist competencies?

14. Universities

15. The gap between higher education and labor markets.
Current education systems are disconnected from the skills needed to function in today’s labor markets
Forcing narrow career (1500 – PhDs)
Expertise decisions in early youth
Syllabus not suited to current and future labor markets
Increasing the gap between higher education and labor markets.

16. The Global Human Capital Report 2017
The divide between formal education and the labor market, needs to be overcome,  regardless of the job level or industry.
World Economic Forum- The Global Human Capital Report 2017

17. Intersecorial Partnership
The challenge
Academia – Industry
Intersecorial Partnership

18. While cooperation between Academia and Industry is flourishing
The interaction between the systems lame

19. The Threat

20. The Human Factor
Privet sectors might replace the Academia as education and knowledge providers
Public sectors’ mission is, increasing wellness of society.
However, private sectors’ mission is, increasing value

21. Critical thinking is needed - by whom?
The Human Factor
The Big Question
How the world’s human capital is invested for social well-being and economic prosperity for all ?
Critical thinking is needed - by whom?
The question should be properly addressed to the decision makers

22. Critical thinking is needed But by whom? Please advise